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H. B. SORTOR 8a G. S. BENNETT.

TWO WHBELED VEHICLE.

No. 348,795. Patented Sept. 7, 1-886.

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HOBART B. SORTOR AND GRANT S. BENNETT, OF KALAMAZOO, MIOH.

TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 348,795, datedSeptember 7, 1886. Application filed January .28, 1886. Serial No.190,fl29. (No model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HOBART B. SORTOR and GRANT S. BENNETT, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Kalamazoo, county of Kalamazoo, Stateoflllichigandiave invented a new and useful Two-\Vheeled Vehicle, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that well-known class of two wheeled vehiclescommonly termed breaking or training carts,which have a seat supportedon seat-bars above and independent of the axle; and it has for itsobject certain improvements in hanging the seat-bars and foot-rest andin the spring suspending said bars.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure l is a sideelevation; Fig. 2, a top view, and Fig. 3 enlarged details inperspective, below described.

Referring to the drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, Eis the axle, B the wheels, D the thills, f the crossbar of the thills,and A the seat-bars bearing seat F, all

similar to these parts in carts of this class heretofore used. Theforward end of the seatbars A are supported by the links 0, which linkspivotally connect with them and with the upwardly-turned end of thebrackets (0. These brackets are secured to the thills and dependtherefrom. I The springs r are secured at one end to the crossbar of thethills and from thence bow upward, backward, and downward, and connectwith the seat-bars below them. Theyare preferably connected by thepivotally-connecting links '0, Fig. 8, but may be secured in variousways.

Across the angles of the thills'D and crossbar f, as at a, are barssecured. to said crossbar and thills to support the springs r.

The links 0 have a series of holes, by which means the bolt whichconnects them with the seat-bars may be inserted in any desired hole toraise or lower the forward end of the seatbars, and thus change theheight of the seat F. This peculiar link-connection of the seat-barswith the brackets a allows the seat-bars to play and overcome the shockof suddenly slacking or increasing speed, and also to compensate for thelengthening and shortening of the springs r 9'. Such a purchase of thespring downward and at a point well back from the forward end is foundto-be safe and to give desirable results.

In connection with the action of the seatbars and thills in operation,the action of the foot-rest c, as here hung, is found preferable, and atthe same time the foot-rest receives a portion of the strain of thedraft-power and burden of the seat-bars by being hinged to the seat-barsate and hinged to the axle E at 1 Having thus described our invention,what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is

1. The combination of the thills, the seatbars, link-supported at theirforward end, adapting them to move forward and back, and the bowedrearwardly-extemling springs secured at their forward end to the thillcrossbar, and connecting at their rear end with the seat-bars beneaththem, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the thills, brackets depending therefrom, seatbars link -.connected at their forward end with said brackets, and bowediearwardlycxtending springs forming a link-connection at their rear endwith the seatbars, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the thills, brackets depending therefrom,seat-bars link -connected at their forward end with said brackets, thebowed rearwardly-extending springs secured at their forward end to thethill crossbar and link-connected at their rear end with the seat-bars,and bars across the angle of the thills, and cross-bars supporting saidsprings, substantially as set forth. 4. The combination of the seat-barslinkconnected at their forward end with the thills, bowedrearwardly-extending springs, their rear ends connecting with andsupporting the seat-bars above the axle, and a footrest hinged to theforward portion of the seatbars at one end and hinged to the vehicle atthe other end, substantially as set forth.

5. In a two-wheeled vehicle, the foot-rest hinged atits forward end tothe seat-bars and hinged at the rear end to the vehicle-axle,substantially as set forth.

In testimony of the foregoing we have hereunto subscribed our names inpresence of two witnesses.

HOBART B. SORTOR. GRANT S. BENNETT.

\Vitnesses L. GooNEY, Jr., GEO. B. WHIPPLE.

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